Sep 5, 2021
In a recent blogpost about authenticity in writing historical fiction I mentioned that I would elaborate more about how the Garifuna language has evolved since the 1790s. It has indeed been quite a dramatic transformation which has its roots in the tragic deportation...
Aug 15, 2021
The ideas of the French Revolution reached the shores of St. Vincent in 1795 due to the concerted efforts of one man. Victor Hugues, French revolutionary commander and Commissioner of Guadeloupe. Hugues, who was officially sent out to the Windward Islands to implement...
Apr 30, 2021
This week I would like to shine a light on Fort Charlotte, which is one of the key theaters of action in Children of the Ocean God. Fort Charlotte was the main British military stronghold in Kingstown, the capital of the Colony of St. Vincent. During the Second Carib...
Apr 22, 2021
“Ana, cariná rote, aunicon paparoto mantoro itoto manto!” These words are the ancestral war cry that echoed in the ears of Europeans when they encountered Carib warriors in battle. This would have occurred frequently during their brutal conquest and...
Mar 14, 2021
On March 14th 1795, a mere 6 days after the start of the Second Carib War, Paramount Chief Joseph Chatoyé, was killed in a pitched battle at the summit of Dorsetshire Hill. It is alleged that Chief Chatoyé was slain by the sword of Militia Captain Alexander Leith...
